How is the national electoral register created?

Ministry of Interior and Health of Denmark, Folketing (Parliamentary) Elections Act Translation (Consolidated Act No. 4 of 8 January 2024), accessed 13 April 2026

Part 4: Electoral Registers and Poll Cards. Election Board.

19.- (1) The electoral registers shall be prepared on the basis of information in the Civil Registration System (CPR). 

(2) The electoral registers shall contain the name of the voters, birth dates and addresses, as well as serial number and a space for marking. 

(3) The local council may decide that an electronic electoral register shall be used for one or more or all polling districts in the municipality. 

(4) The Minister for the Interior and Health may lay down detailed rules for the preparation of the electoral registers and their design.